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Schools in Little Creek, Norfolk VA

By Mellissa Hecker, Iron Valley Prestige · September 2026

SchoolGradesGreatSchools rating
Little Creek Elementary SchoolPK-52/10
Azalea Garden Middle School6-83/10
Lake Taylor High School9-122/10

Ratings from GreatSchools.org, checked Sept 2026. Ratings change, and school zones vary by address — always confirm the assigned schools with Chesapeake Public Schools.

Norfolk Public Schools Serves Little Creek

Little Creek falls within Norfolk Public Schools, and the neighborhood is generally zoned to Little Creek Elementary School, which sits right in the neighborhood near the intersection of Little Creek Road and Azalea Garden Road [1](https://lces.npsk12.com/our-school/about-our-school/overview). From there, students typically move on to Azalea Garden Middle School and Lake Taylor High School.

Little Creek Elementary serves grades Pre-K through 5, carries a GreatSchools rating of 2 out of 10 [1](https://lces.npsk12.com/our-school/about-our-school/overview), and, given its proximity to the base, has a large population of military-connected students along with ESL, gifted and special education services.

Middle and High School

Azalea Garden Middle School covers grades 6 through 8 and sits a short distance from the elementary school along Azalea Garden Road. It carries a GreatSchools rating of 3 out of 10 [2](https://www.greatschools.org/virginia/norfolk/1165-Azalea-Middle-School/). From there, students zone into Lake Taylor High School, one of Norfolk's five comprehensive high schools, serving grades 9 through 12 and carrying a GreatSchools rating of 2 out of 10 [3](https://www.greatschools.org/virginia/norfolk/1184-Lake-Taylor-High-School/).

Ratings like these shift as new testing data comes in each year, so I'd encourage you to look up current ratings and reviews directly on GreatSchools.org as part of your research rather than relying on a single snapshot.

Why Verifying Your Exact Zone Matters

School attendance zones in Norfolk can shift with redistricting, and boundaries sometimes split neighborhoods that look uniform on a map. Before you fall in love with a specific house, confirm its exact school zoning directly with Norfolk Public Schools using their zone locator tools, or ask me to check it for you.

If you're touring homes in Little Creek and schools are a top priority, let me know early. I'll pull the zoning for every address we look at so there are no surprises after you're under contract.

More on This Neighborhood

For the full picture of buying or selling in this part of Norfolk, see my buying guide and selling guide for Little Creek, or start with my Norfolk overview.

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